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Draco and Hermione showed up in the morning at the floo of the Burrow with Teddy resting against Draco's chest.
"Oh... my... gods... Daddy Draco. It wasn't a hoax." Theo snickered. He was sporting a Weasley sweater and a Santa hat to boot and was practically gawking at the couple as they entered the hearth.
"No, it certainly is not a hoax," Draco grunted, but he couldn't hide the smirk that flitted across his face when he looked down at the child against him.
Teddy began to sniffle slightly at the new atmosphere and Draco and Hermione both began to coo and whisper comfortingly to him so that he wouldn't cry again.
Suddenly the entirety of the Weasley family was surrounding them and the child looked around in surprise at the many happy faces that went in to stroke his hair and pinch his cheeks.
"He's warming up to you nicely!" Mrs. Weasley said as she grabbed Draco's arm to take him over to the couch. "Tell me is he eating and sleeping well?"
"Teddy doesn't love to sleep, but he eats more than I excepted for such a small thing... and poops more for that matter." Draco chuckled as he sat beside the Weasley Matriarch with Fleur on his other side with her baby.
"Did Draco Malfoy just say poop?" Ron snickered quietly to Hermione and Theo.
"Yes, Ronald... we have a child to look after now, it's a rather common word around our house." She said as she rolled her eyes at him.
"I've never heard him say it for the record... He had us all convinced Malfoy's didn't shit until at least the 3rd year at Hogwarts." Theo chimed in before going to join Angelina.
"He fucking would..." Ron chortled causing Hermione to burst out laughing as she watched the ladies of the group fawn over Teddy.
"I wonder how he was found out..." she gasped.
"Holding it in must have been why he was so miserable during school... he was actually this pleasant the whole time..." Ron continued.
They both were in fits of laughter when Harry came to join them in the corner.
"What are you two cackling about over here?" He smiled. Harry wrapped an arm around Hermione and kissed her head wishing her a Merry Christmas. She looked up at him and her heart sank slightly at the thought of telling him her news, causing her smile to fade a bit.
"Ron, can you leave us for a moment? I need to talk to Harry."
The red-head raised his brows and sighed indignantly before going to do as she asked.
"Uh- oh... what have I done this time..." Harry said as he worried his upper lip.
"It's nothing you've done..." she sighed before grasping both his hands in hers. "It's just that I have some news."
"Hermione I already know you have a child... I was there remember?" He chuckled.
She gave him a classic Hermione look and his smile turned into a suppressed grin as he tried to be serious.
"Okay, sorry... what were you going to tell me." He sighed.
"It's just... I've made a decision. I've realized lately that even though I enjoy the Auror Department, I think my true passion lies within the Department of International Law Enforcement."
"So... you're leaving us?" He said sadly, squeezing her hand and giving her a sorrowful look.
"Yes, Harry. I've already been accepted, and I've already given my resignation to Mackenzie... I've never seen the woman so happy. At least that's what I think that sneer was..." she giggled.
"Who am I supposed to fight dark wizards with?" He whined as he pulled her in for a bear hug. "We were such a good team."
"We will always be a great team..." she said into his chest. "At least that's what the tabloids tell me."
He made a face that caused her to chuckle before they were called over to begin opening presents by the Christmas Tree.
•
Hermione sat on one of the patched couches as Teddy sat in her lap, sporting her hairstyle for once which left him with a mop of unruly hair. She had gone back to her school day curls since Teddy had started living with them (she never had time to style it) and was surprised by his very accurate representation of them now.
"Is that for me lovey?" She cooed at the smiling child as Draco opened his present from Molly Weasley.
He blinked at the Green sweater that had a large letter D on the front and felt the fabric in his fingers. "How is it so soft..." he said quietly as his brows furrowed and he inspected the fibres.
"It's Siberian SaddleSheep wool... they can be sheered up to 10 times during the Christmas season and still grow more," Hermione said as he pulled it over his shirt.
"It's so nice..." he said softly.
"Do you like it?" Molly said as she came over to check the fit on him.
"Yes... thank you, it's so soft..." Draco said again and was surprised when the older woman went in to give him a big hug before passing a much smaller parcel to Teddy.
Teddy looked down at the colourful present and babbled in delight, accepting assistance from both Draco and Hermione to get the paper off before he received his first Weasley sweater too. Draco helped him into it, and they both sighed at how adorable he looked in the light blue fabric with his curls hanging down his face.
"He's so cute..." Hermione burst out as she held Teddy close to her and squeezed him.
"You both are!" Said Ginny as she walked over and sat next to Hermione, giving her a big hug. Teddy's eyes widened as he watched Ginny and his hair went bright red as he smiled up at her.
"Oh, good boy! You know who your godmother is, bless you!" Ginny cooed as she snatched Teddy and flung him above her head before holding him close. He wrapped his fingers in her long red hair in wonder and pressed his giggling face into her chest.
Draco and Hermione scowled in jealousy as she wrapped him around her finger nearly instantly.
"Give him back, it's time for..." Hermione tried to think of an excuse to have him again.
"His snack... it's time for his snack." Draco interjected before taking Teddy back into his arms possessively and walking over to his baby bag.
Ginny laughed at them and raised a brow with a cocky expression on her face. "I suppose I'm his favourite now..." she laughed.
Hermione glared at her venomously before taking a pillow from beside her. "I will smother you with this if you are his favourite! He only just warmed up to us yesterday... it took hours... he kept crawling away from me."
"Oh... I would love to see you try and smother me. Do you think Auror training is hard? You have nothing on us Quidditch players!" She said as she sat on Hermione's unwilling lap and tousled her hair.
"Stopppp!" Hermione growled as Ginny overpowered her easily.
"Oh!! I forgot to show you!" Ginny said quickly as she bounced off of the smaller witch and nestled against her, using her as a pillow. "Dad got us all muggle cameras for Christmas!" She said happily as she grabbed the contraption from beside her.
"That's a nice camera..." said Hermione as she looked through a few blurry photos Ginny had taken over the day. She had still not quite got the hang of it, Hermione supposed.
"Let's take one together!" Ginny said as she pointed the large camera backwards to face them, the lens was only inches from their face.
"Here." Hermione laughed "Wingardium Leviosa". She floated the camera a few feet away from them before they smiled. The flash blinded them both and Ginny blinked a few times before the camera floated back into her hands.
"I'm still getting used to that..." she laughed as she rubbed her eyes slightly. She looked down at the picture and frowned. "Why isn't it blurry? How did you do that?" She grumbled.
"You have to keep it still." Hermione chided her as Ginny aimed the camera at Draco feeding Teddy some cereal. "No... you're still wiggling it, you have to keep it still, like this."
'Snap'
"There you go, now that wasn't so hard was it?" Hermione laughed.
Ginny looked triumphant as she finally took a picture that wasn't blurry.
"Can you take one of me Draco and Teddy?" Hermione asked as she summoned her husband over.
"Yes! But let's do it by the Christmas tree!" She said excitedly as she dragged them over and stood them in front of the glowing pine. Teddy stood shakily between Draco and Hermione's and they kneeled to support him better.
"Wait!" Before Ginny could snap the picture, she grabbed the Santa hat off of George's head and plunked it on top of Teddy's, causing the toddler to giggle before pointing the lens at them again.
"Now... Teddy, say Aunt Ginny is your favourite!" She laughed before she pressed the button for the photo.
Teddy babbled and then they all smiled as the flash blinded all three of them...
"Why is it so bright!!" Draco snapped as he sat Teddy in his lap and rubbed his eyes.
"Is that a garden gnome in a pink tutu?" Hermione questioned angrily as she jumped up and looked at the Christmas tree topper.
She glared at George who looked back at her guiltily as he shielded himself behind Daphne. "He was a menace! I was merely giving him something productive to do!" He explained.
For the first time, Draco laughed along with George as he watched his wife levitate the livid creature off the tree and into her hands.
She took the stilling charm off of its small body and shouted in pain when he sank his teeth into her thumb causing her to drop him to the floor. The gnome waddled off hurriedly in his pink getup and soared underneath the couch with a throaty shout before disappearing.
Hermione held her bleeding finger and glowered at George in fury before Daphne came over to help with her injury.
"Oh... he got you good!" Daphne exclaimed as she took out her wand. "Molly? Do you have any Gnome Saliva Salve?" She shouted over the noise of the house to Mrs.Weasley."
"Yes, Dear! It's in the loo on the third floor!" She shouted back at her.
"Okay let's go." Said Daphne as she muttered a few spells over Hermione's swelling digit.
Before they could close the door to the upstairs bathroom, Ginny and Dyani bolted in with them, holding a bottle of Brandy in their hands and giggling against the wooden tub as Daphne took care of Hermione's thumb.
"We thought you could use something stronger than Gnome Saliva Salve for your injuries!" Ginny said casually as she threw her hair over her shoulder. "We also haven't been alone with you since your Bachelorette Party!"
"I can't believe that was only 13 days ago..." Hermione's mused as she watched Daphne stitch up her wound. "So much has happened since then."
"I can't get over how comfortable Draco looks with a baby in his hands. He's so determined, yet clueless all at the same time, it's completely adorable." Daphne said slowly as she focussed on a particularly nasty piece of skin that was hanging off Hermione's finger.
"Ouch!" Hermione exclaimed.
Daphne slowed down and muttered a quick 'sorry' before she began sewing again. "You know the funny thing is, he's better at these things than I am, he's the one who gets him to sleep, I haven't had much luck with that so far... and he's very intuitive to his needs. He is... wonderful..." she said wistfully as the girls around her sighed.
"I want one!" Whined Ginny as she took a sip of her flask and brought her knees up to her chest looking out the window at the snow falling outside. "Can you imagine me 9 months pregnant and still kicking arse on the quidditch pitch? And Harry would make such a wonderful father!"
"He will..." said Hermione encouragingly. "So will Ron... we will see about George though." She said as she flashed Daphne a look.
Daphne was still working on the wound but said nothing, causing the girls around her to stop and stare...
"Daphne... you're not... are you???!" Ginny breathed as she stared at the girl.
"I'm not saying anything." She said defensively as she finished up on Hermione's finger and stood up, crossing her arms.
"Oh my god... you are!" Said Dyani quickly before rushing up and hugging her.
Daphne laughed and hugged her back before pulling away. "It's still early, nobody is to know!"
"Mums the word!" Ginny replied as she leapt up and hugged her as well. "I'm going to be an Aunt!!... George is going to be a father...." she said with a strange look on her face.
"He's going to be an excellent father unless he wants to end up a miniaturized Christmas tree topper in a pink tutu..." Daphne laughed as Hermione hugged her too.
"I will help with all the spells..." Hermione joked as Daphne pinched her side and giggled. "Let's hope he doesn't bite as hard as a Gnome."
"Okay, you're cured Hermione, now, let's go downstairs! And nobody says a word!" Daphne whisper-shouted to the squealing girls.
•
Theo held Teddy in his lap as the toddler tried his first Christmas dinner. He had Turkey stuffing all over his face and hands and laughed up at Theo as he made faces back down at him.
"He's mine now... how dare you, Sir!" He spluttered as Draco smirked and took Teddy back.
Teddy settled into Draco's lap and accepted the yams and potatoes from his small spoon.
The table was lively and loud as usual and Draco fit right in as if he had been going to the Weasley gatherings his whole life. He talked with Bill and Fleur about life with a baby, talked about odd Muggle contraptions with Arther and split hairs over quidditch matters with Ginny, Ron and Harry. Hermione's heart was so full she could barely carry it in her chest any longer.
For the first time in her life, things were good and nothing was looming over them or threatening to take it all away. She trusted the happiness this time and let it take her over as she chatted happily along with everyone else.
The war they had fought, the difficulties they had overcome, the differences that had been settled. It had all been for this.
She smiled as the little Gnome waddled out from under the couch and settled by her foot. She took a small spoon and put some peas and stuffing on it. As soon as she passed it to him, he gobbled it up happily and she forgave him for biting her earlier, it was Christmas after all.
•
After dinner, they were all coerced into staying the night. They put the little ones to bed and the older witches and wizards all eventually trickled out of the living area and dispersed to their rooms, leaving The Golden Trio and their partners to drink cocoa in front of the fire as they reminisced over the last year in the glistening light of the tree.
"So you're leaving the program, Hermione?" Ginny asked as she snuggled closer to Harry with a yawn.
"Yes, I wanted the excitement that came with being an Auror at first... but after our honeymoon in Greece, I realized that there is so much that needs to be done with the integration of magical creatures in the wizarding world. I can do so much more in the International Law Enforcement Department."
"How many bikinis are you going to bring with you next time you go off to free house-elves?" Ginny laughed as she nudged her friend in the chest.
"Ow, Ginny!" She chuckled as she rubbed her rib cage. "I'll bring as many as necessary."
They all silently listened to the Snow falling outside until almost everyone fell asleep in front of the crackling fireplace.
"I'll be right back," Hermione whispered to Draco before she quietly crept up to the bathroom on the second floor.
She brushed her teeth and was nearly falling asleep at the sink from their long day. She finished up and was surprised to see Draco on the other side when she opened the bathroom door.
He pushed his way inside with his hand on her hip before closing the door behind him. "Fancy meeting you here," he said quietly as he stepped closer.
"What are you doing here Draco..." she said as he cast a silencing charm on the room around them.
"Well, you're the smart one... why don't you puzzle that out for yourself love..." he said as he cornered her into the sink.
"Hmm... well maybe we haven't... you know... in a while." She grinned up at him. "But that doesn't mean you're getting any now."
Draco grasped her wrist in his hand and leaned in close to her ear. "Oh no?" He whispered darkly. "Why is your pulse racing then? Why has your breathing hitched?"
"Maybe it was all the hot chocolate... must have gotten to me..." she laughed raising a brow at him.
"Or maybe, you want me to fuck you into that sink right now..." he said, pointing behind her with his long thick fingers.
He quickly scooped her up onto the counter and looked down at her cute Christmas pyjamas while stroking his hand up her thigh and up to her throat. He couldn't contain himself any longer before he crashed his lips against hers, like a snake that had been coiled tightly before snapping to attack its prey.
She moaned into his desperate kiss, realizing her desire was just as needy and frantic as his own.
She barely needed to breathe, for he was the air she needed, and had for days.
She ripped off their knitted sweaters as he slipped off her socks and pyjama pants and slipped a finger down her panties. He groaned as he felt with his hand how slick she was for him. "Such a liar..." he bit as he shoved his fingers into her entrance. "I think you want it... bad, just as bad as I do darling."
Hermione's head rolled back and she felt for his cock, disappointed to find it was still in the confines of his pants.
"Take those off now!" She demanded as he continued to ravage her lips.
"I can't... I need this too." He whispered as he nuzzled her nose with his, taking in the softness of her lips once more.
She then slowly pushed him off and sunk to her knees as he huffed in annoyance.
"And I need this..." she said as she slipped his pants down to his ankles.
She watched as his enormous length slipped out and she held it in her hand mischievously.
He reached for the wall behind him as she began to suck him off, he hadn't had an orgasm in days and she felt so good on his member he thought he was going to cum right then and there.
"Hermione... you need to stop. I'm going to cum...." But it was no use... she was relentless in her endeavour. She gently held his balls in her hand and took him to the back of her throat until he was practically dizzy from arousal.
She was so turned on from making him such a mess, that she couldn't stop herself when his legs began to shake. He grasped her hair with the one hand that wasn't pressed up against the wall and tried to stop her from getting him off too fast.
"Fuck Hermione... stop or... FUCK!" He cried out as she grabbed his cheeks and swallowed all four days' worth of his sexual frustration down her wet throat. He throbbed uselessly into it, feeling like a total wanker for cumming all over her within a minute. She pulled herself off of him and he took a moment to comport himself as she looked up at him with a smirk.
"That was very naughty of you." He growled as he bent down to pick her up and place her back on the sink. He ripped her panties down her legs and held on to her thighs roughly as he whispered in her ear. "I told you to stop."
"I suppose I just... couldn't help myself." She giggled. He was annoyed, but couldn't help himself, he kissed her hard before he began descending her neck and collarbone just to feel her skin against his lips again.
"Well, then I suppose I'm going to have to make you cum faster... to make up for it!" He said into her neck before lowering down and lifting her legs over his shoulders.
He scooted her bum closer to his face, causing her to gasp as he teased her relentlessly. He sucked on her creamy thighs, licked her mound and lips, giving each a special little hickey until she was begging him for it... just the way he liked her. Her hair was a mess and she was grabbing at his arms in frustration, that's when he finally decided to strike.
Draco's tongue relentlessly circled her clit and his lips sucked her to the brink of insanity.
If he hadn't cast such a strong silencing charm, he was sure she would have woken up the whole house with her magnificent noises.
Her thighs were gripping his face and he gripped them back with his arms, fighting for dominance as he felt her tremble all around him.
He plunged his fingers into her dripping cunt while he continued his ministrations between her lower lips and was already growing hard down below from her uninhibited noises. He could barely wait to take her after he made her cum like this.
He was the meticulous hunter and his goal was the prize. He lapped at her dangerously until he felt the channel his fingers were wedged in tighten while she screamed in ecstasy.
He had her...
He sucked at her like a deranged vampire and felt her gush as he brought her to that 45-second orgasm that he had promised... and did he ever deliver. Once she was finished screaming, she nearly passed out, starting to fall forward before he caught her on his shoulder.
"Good girl..."
Draco praised her until she finally was able to sit up straight and look him in the eyes.
"Let's go to bed..." he laughed as he steadied her up by the shoulders and began to stand her up.
"Oh no... you are not getting out of it that easily." She replied simply before launching herself at him.
He caught her in surprise as she pushed them into the door and slammed them against it.
"You promised to fuck me into the sink, don't tell me you've lost your nerve..." she dared as she lifted herself to meet his pulsing shaft.
"You are incredible..." he sighed as he pressed a passionate kiss on her lips once more before letting her fuck him into Boxing Day.
•
Once breakfast was ready, Hermione pulled the sweater over her head and went into the children's room to grab Teddy. He was smiling up at her and sporting her unruly curls as he hugged his bear and then reached up for her as she went to pick him up. "Are you ready for breakfast?" She whispered to him excitedly as she took him downstairs with Draco to meet the rest of the family.
"Where did you two skip off to last night?" Ginny said innocently as her mother piled pancakes on her plate.
"We just went to bed..." Hermione said defensively as she sat Teddy in her lap and cut up pieces of blueberry pancake for him.
Ginny winked at her, causing Hermione to glare in her direction before she greeted everyone else who had stayed the night.
Everyone around the table engaged in conversation animatedly and magic flew through the air as George and Daphne announced that their wedding would be in January. Hermione found this to be the perfect time to subtlety drop a piece of pancake on the floor in case a certain garden gnome was still trapped in the house.
"Another one of my babies!! Married!" Molly sobbed as she threw her arms around George and Daphne. "I've never been so happy!"
The Christmas music played and everyone drank butterbeer and ate bacon until Teddy started to fuss.
"I think it's time for us to leave, he's had a lot of stimulation this trip and he probably needs a break..." Draco whispered to Hermione, who agreed whole-heartedly.
"Okay everyone, thank you for such a wonderful Christmas! It's time for us to get back home." Hermione said as she said her goodbyes.
Once she had thanked Molly again for the wonderful Christmas. The three of them were off to the floo and then suddenly through their fireplace in the next instant.
The rush of the journey made Teddy wail uncontrollably and the pair of them calmly sat him on the couch and let him cry until he calmed down. His eyes looked like they were becoming heavy and he shut them gently as he nuzzled into Draco.
"So... what did you think of the Burrow?" Hermione whispered to Draco once Teddy was finally asleep in his arms.
"It was different," Draco said mysteriously.
"Bad different?" She prodded.
"No... not bad. It was good..." he said. He seemed to be choosing his words carefully as he continued. "Their family is so full of life and love... it's almost..." he trailed off.
"Almost what..." she whispered.
"I want that... for us..." he finished as he looked over at her. "I always thought growing up with privilege and fine things was the only way to be happy..."
"Are you saying you want a big family too?" She asked as a smile tugged the corner of her lips.
"The real question is, do we want a big family?" He said as his eyes locked onto hers while Teddy was stirring in his sleep.
She pressed a tender kiss on his lips and then placed a hand over Teddy's small back, stroking it softly. "We already do... but there's no reason we can't add a few more seats to the table of our own... just know that all our children will be Gryffindors.” She murmured firmly.
“You are much more Slytherin than Gryffindor darling. They will be wearing green, I almost guarantee it!”
Hermione stroked Draco’s hair softly as she looked at him very seriously. “Red.”
*Thanks for reading, I know that ending a fic is very difficult but this is exactly how I envisioned it from the start. I wanted Draco to fit into the Burrow even if I had to jam his character in there. Also, the scene in the Half-Blood Prince where they are all at the Burrow for Christmas was one of my favourite chapters and It may have been the scene that pushed me into writing this in the first place. I’m not planning an epilogue at this time but sometimes random things come to me and I have to act on it lol! Thanks for putting up with all the plot holes, bad grammar and generally dizzying scenes and dialogue!*